Chapter 21: Being bullied
Since then, He Menglian has hated Siying more and more, and openly spoke, if anyone dares to ignore Gu Siying, he is against himself, most of them are the daughters of small people in the market, so they naturally dare not disobey He Menglian's intentions, and the daughters of those officials don't want to pay attention to these things, not to mention that their parents also have an explanation, don't mess with the daughters of criminal ministers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Therefore, Si Ying became more and more isolated, and even Song Wanqing, who was close before, did not dare to talk to her easily.
Zhuang Xuemei took a few people to throw her away with small stones every time she got to class, and scolded: "Phew, get out of the disaster star that broke the family!" A few of the little followers who He Menglian bought next to her applauded under the leadership of Yan Cui'er. And every time she goes out between classes, he takes out the garbage on her desk.
The pebble is not big, and it doesn't hurt to hit the body, but Si Ying is overwhelmed, but he is helpless against this childish trick. At first, she was still self-conscious, and felt that doing this kind of thing was a loss of identity, but when those people saw that this trick was effective, they actually intensified it. Si Ying couldn't bear it anymore, and got up to chase the man who threw the stones, and tried to take them to the chief, but they scattered and threw away, and the things on her table were thrown to the ground by the other people. And Zhuang Xuemei, the leader, relied on her tall stature, and even once directly knocked Si Ying to the ground.
Zhuang Xuemei didn't dare to act rashly in the dormitory because of the watchful mother of the discipline, but in the school house, she became more and more arrogant. Si Ying's original table mate had already found an excuse to sit in another position.
was bullied, Si Ying had seen it before, but it had never been related to her, and now it fell on her head. She thought about it for a long time, knowing that Zhai Chang would not help her, He Menglian and her gang were sure of this, so they dared to be so arrogant, she had to solve this matter by herself.
She ran to the carpentry group, picked up a fork from a chopped branch, and ran to the kitchen every day, begging for beef tendon. The people in the kitchen didn't have time to take care of her business, they just waved their hands and coaxed her away. But she didn't leave, helped pick the leaves, and continued to plead. After coming and going, the kitchen people became familiar with her.
When a woman who helped the cook saw her coming every day, she asked her, "Girl, what are you doing here all day long, do you want beef tendon so much?" ”
Si Ying nodded, looked at her with some eagerness, and asked, "Auntie, what do you call it?" ”
"My surname is Xun, what do you want that thing for? Could it be that it is to make strings, but it is not enough to have cow tendons, but also to have a method system, which is the secret of each piano company, will you? Xun's mother asked.
Si Ying smiled: "Hello Mother Xun, I just want to make a slingshot." ”
Mother Xun looked her up and down, and said with a smile: "I don't think you look like such a naughty child, how can you just want naughty things for boys......"
Si Ying lowered his head a little embarrassed, and whispered: "Mother Xun, I don't want to do bad things, I really have a useful ......" and raised his head to look at Mother Xun sincerely and eagerly, and said, "You just believe me...... Can you please help me......"
Xun's mother said: "But even if it's a slingshot, raw beef tendon can't do it...... Well, well, I'll help you go home and find it, maybe all the stuff from my son's childhood is still there. Tomorrow you come to me."
Si Ying smiled suddenly and said, "Then thank you very much!" ”
The next day, Xun's mother really took a slingshot, Si Ying took a look, this is an ordinary child's plaything, it is made of fine iron, wrapped in cowhide, and engraved with the word "pine", I don't know if it is her son's name, the elasticity of the cow tendon is moderate, Si Ying thought about it, and handed the slingshot back: "Xun's mother, I'm afraid this is not something that ordinary children can play, it seems to be quite valuable, I can't ask for it." ”
Mother Xun smiled: "Hey, my eldest man used to be in the army, and he had the most such things...... Ay...... I don't need it anymore......" she sighed a little desolately.
Si Ying asked, "Why can't you use it?" This bird hunting can also satisfy your hunger. ”
Xun's mother shook her head: "He was seriously injured in the army, and now he can only lie in bed......"
Si Ying originally felt that Xun's mother's words and deeds were different from those of ordinary cooks, with a literary atmosphere in her gestures, and the last time I heard her seem to know a lot about making piano strings, I felt that she was not an ordinary market woman, and now when I heard her say this, I felt that her family background may not be simple. But Xun's mother didn't want to talk about herself anymore, and smiled at Si Ying: "Anyway, I'll give this to you to play." But if you smash something in school and get punished, I can't help it......"
Si Ying nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, Mother Xun, I won't get into trouble." ”
After that, after Si Ying's daily class, as soon as she finished her homework, she ran to the training ground on the east side of the school palace to practice using a slingshot, and there were ready-made targets on the training ground for people to contact the bow and arrow, so she directly used the slingshot to hit. After practicing for a few days, I became more and more accurate.
One day, she went to the training ground again and took out a slingshot, but a person suddenly appeared behind her, it was Gu Rong who came to pick her up when she was released from prison. She hurriedly saluted and said, "It's been a long time, Gu Teamzheng." ”
Gu Rong cupped his fists and returned the salute, and said with a smile: "Every time I pass by here these days, I see you practicing a slingshot. ”
Si Ying smiled: "I think women should still have some self-defense skills." ”
Gu Rong smiled: "Also, how are you practicing?" ”
Si Ying blushed and shook his head self-deprecatingly: "It's not always possible to hit ......"
Gu Rong said with a smile: "The slingshot can't be aimed by the eyes in the first place, it depends on your own senses. You hit it, I'll see. ”
Si Ying picked up a small pebble and ejected it with a slingshot, but it pulled too hard, but it collapsed, flew straight into the sky, and landed on the ground not far away.
Gu Rong instructed her: "Don't think that you can play the farthest if you pull it to the maximum, the elasticity of the cow tendon will only be the greatest if you pull it to the most suitable position." If you want to hit quickly and accurately, you should also pay attention to the strength and angle of your hands. As he spoke, he took the slingshot from Si Ying's hand and demonstrated it to her. Si Ying has always been quick-eyed, and after watching Gu Rong's demonstration and doing it again, Gu Rong corrected her posture a few times, and she had the meaning of getting started.
Gu Rong said with a smile: "You just practice diligently according to my method, and in a few days, I will come back to see how you are doing." Remember, don't rely on your eyes, rely on the sensations of your body. ”
Si Ying nodded and began to practice again. During this period, those classmates became more and more violent, and even ran to her side to laugh, but Si Ying endured it. Ten days later, Si Ying had already used a slingshot to mark the target, and he was already very accurate. Gu Rong really arrived as scheduled, looked at her results, and said with a smile: "The practice is good." ”
Si Ying took the opportunity to ask: "Gu Team Zheng, how do you practice hitting moving targets?" ”
"You still have to hit a moving target...... Gu Rong thought she was just playing, but she was still a little surprised to see that she really had to work hard to practice.
Si Ying smiled: "What's the use of light that can't move, I want to hit things that move." ”
Gu Rong thought for a while and said, "Since you have the heart to learn, I can teach you, but if you want to move things, you have to go to our school field, the chickens and rabbits raised in the small kitchen, we killed them, and they will use them to cook, but you don't want to fool around there." Captain Pei is in charge of daily training, she doesn't care who you are, as long as you are not qualified, you will be scolded and punished......"
When Si Ying heard the name of Captain Pei, his brows furrowed. She knows this person, her temper is very eccentric, she is well-known among women's schools, and she once taught students riding and archery lessons, because she was very strict and never accommodating, and was repeatedly sued by students, and finally Yang Xuedu had to not let her teach, only let her be responsible for training female soldiers, and be in charge of the safety of female students. In the past, when the students of the women's dormitory had something to do out of the Taiping School Palace, they would generally ask the female soldiers guarding the door to let them go, and they would also give some small gifts, and most of them were quite easy to talk. Since she was in charge of the security of the school palace, she was not tolerant of these things, and once caught, the students who ran away and the female soldiers who let them go were severely punished.
And she refused to buy anyone's account, once a rich schoolgirl gave her something, she laughed at it, and then arrested the girl and punished her. Since then, no one has dared to break the ban.
And she herself has a very bad reputation, often running to the camp of the forbidden army, kicking the field to find someone to fight, and causing trouble everywhere in Chang'an City, but those men can't beat such a woman. I don't know how high the folds that have impeached her over the years have been piled up, but the emperor is particularly kind to her, because she is the only granddaughter of Pei Zhongning, the Duke of Gaoguo, and her father Pei Dingguo is an only son, but he went because he was young to escort her, and the descendants of the Pei family are thin, and they don't even have side branches, so they are about to die, so no matter how Pei Ying messes around, as long as it is not a heinous crime, no one can take care of it. The imperial historians naturally know this situation, they have to write enough impeachment excerpts every month to be considered a difference, and whenever there is nothing to do in the court and can't find fault, they will use her to make up the number, and there is nothing that cannot be completed.
Si Ying was still a little afraid of this person, but when he thought of his current situation in Zhai, he made up his mind and said, "It's okay, I'll go." ”
Gu Rong smiled: "Don't be afraid, as long as you really work hard, Captain Pei will not embarrass you." ”
The next day, Si Ying came to the women's military school field in the west of the Taiping School Palace according to the time agreed with Gu Rong.
When Gu Rong saw her coming, he came over to greet her, and then took her to see Captain Pei. Si Ying met this legendary figure for the first time. This person's name is Pei Ying, twenty-five or sixteen years old, bright eyes and bright teeth, dignified with a heroic spirit, tall and fit, wearing a men's military uniform, looking heroic and sassy, and women do not let their eyebrows go. Si Ying thought he was a fierce and vicious character, but he didn't expect it to be a heroic beauty, and he secretly thought to himself: How could such a character have such a strange temper, it can be seen that people are not good-looking.
Pei Ying glanced at the girl in front of her twice, and said, "You can come to me to practice, but the progress must be the same as the requirements in the army, and you will be assessed every five days, and if you fail to pass the test, you will be punished." ”
Si Ying said solemnly: "Yes." ”
Gu Rong took her to a big tree, there was a target hanging on the branch, Gu Rong pushed hard, the target began to shake, Si Ying took out a slingshot, picked up the stone and shot towards the target......
She became more and more familiar with Gu Rong, so she changed her name to Sister Gu, but she could still stay away from Pei Ying.
Five days later, Si Ying took the first assessment and began to hit all four targets, she was a little proud, but the fifth target accidentally got off. Si Ying looked at Gu Rong pleadingly, and said a little coquettishly: "Sister Gu, I was careless this time, give me another chance." ”
Gu Rong hadn't spoken yet, Pei Ying didn't know when she would appear beside her, and said with a straight face: "No, unqualified is unqualified, this is in the army, not the market, and you can still bargain." If you don't qualify, you will be punished and run 20 laps around the school grounds. Gu Rong, you stare at her and run, don't let her be lazy! ”
Gu Rong couldn't help but shrug at Si Ying. Si Ying muttered in her heart, why is she so unlucky, she happened to be seen, wouldn't this Pei Ying deliberately stare at herself, she put away the slingshot in frustration and began to run in circles. For a girl like her, who doesn't usually exercise much, twenty laps is simply killing her. When she finally finished, she simply spread on the ground and couldn't get up.
Gu Rong walked over, stretched out a hand to Si Ying, and said with some sympathy: "No way, our Captain Pei has always been so strict, oh, by the way, after a while, your Chengdeyuan will lock the door, you go back quickly." ”
Si Ying took her hand and stood up, still hunched over and panting. Gu Rong couldn't bear to look at her, so he smiled: "If you can't hold on, don't come......"
Si Ying raised his head, stared at her with bright eyes, panting and laughing: "Who said I can't hold on, next time I will definitely be able to pass the test!" ”